We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
169 of its 260 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 150 of Austria's 169 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
129 of its 240 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 120 of Malta's 129 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 111 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Hunger was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
274 of its 555 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 118 of Dhaka's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
72 of its 76 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bangui accounted for 72 of the Central African Republic's 72 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Dioura accounted for 109 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Damascus accounted for 2,971 of Syria's 4,316 stories about harm, carried by 1,782 outlets. 1,696 of Damascus' 2,971 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
167 of its 270 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.
131 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 75 of Yemen's 131 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
302 of its 1,146 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (80 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Hungary (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (61 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 40,543 stories about harm among 191,783 counted on 9 Apr.
Austria stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 191,783 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in South Sudan's news.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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